Compressive Strength Of Concrete Cube Test
Cube mould of 15 cm size 3.
Compressive strength of concrete cube test. Depending on the applied code the test sample may be cylinder 15 cm x 30 cm is common or cube 15 cm x 15cm x 15 cm is the most common. Apparatus as per is. According to wikipedia compressive strength of concrete is defined as the characteristic strength of 150mm size concrete cubes tested at 28 days. Compressive strength as a concrete property depends on several factors related to the quality of used materials mix design and quality control during concrete production.
Compressive strength of concrete cubes lab test procedure overall strength of a structure such as flexural resistance and abrasion directly depends upon the compressive strength of concrete. Compression test machine 2. The test is carried out using 150mm concrete cubes on a universal testing machine or compressive testing machine. 516 1959 compressive testing machine 2000kn 15cm 15cm 15cm steel cube molds or cylinder having dia 15cm and length 30cm are used.
The characteristic strength is defined as the strength of the concrete below which not more than 5 of the test results are expected to fall. Compressive strength test of concrete cubes.